• Giants off to worst start since 1987 strike season, when they went 0-5.

• QB Eli Manning has completed 81-of-133 passes for 1,152 yards with 13 TDs and two interceptions in last four at home vs. Eagles.

• WR Victor Cruz had 10 catches for 164 yards and touchdown last week. He ranks fourth in NFL with 425 yards receiving.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Not too long ago, a game between the Giants and Philadelphia had major implications for first place in the NFC East.

This year, look a lot lower.

The Giants (0-4) and Eagles (1-3) will be playing to escape last place when they meet Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Tom Coughlin and his Giants are desperate for a win.

The Eagles have not won since Chip Kelly's impressive NFL coaching debut in the opener against Washington.

Neither team has done anything on defense. The Giants have allowed an NFL-high 146 points, with Philadelphia holding the No. 31 spot just eight points less than that.

Offensively, Philadelphia and its quick-tempo offense have a clear advantage over the Giants, who have been outscored 69-7 the past two weeks.

In any event, it's uncharted territory for both teams who are used to challenging for a division title.

They did early last year before stumbling and missing the playoffs.

"I'm very surprised, especially when our division was picked to be among the top," Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said. "That's football, man. It goes to show you how you have to be on top of your game. You have to be ready to go at all times and you have to win at the end of the day."

The Giants had chances to win their first two games against Dallas and Denver, but were a beaten team long before the fourth quarter against Carolina and Kansas City, which also beat the Eagles earlier this season.

"It's very frustrating and we have to turn it around and start making plays," defensive end Justin Tuck said. "That's it. I wish I could say the effort's not there, I wish I could say that we hadn't had good practices, I wish I could say I didn't believe in the scheme, I wish I could say I didn't believe in the personnel. If I told you that, it would be a lie because I do believe in it. But right now we're just not in harmony."